nearly the entire city of quincy massachusetts -- population 92,000 -- was left in the dark. nancy reed is president of national grid massachusetts. when is the power coming back? >> well, this will be a multi-day event. it could be monday or tuesday. people need to brace themselves. they need to find shelter if they're cold. >> reporter: the storm hid hamden connecticut the hardest with 40 inches of snow. portland maine, 31.9 inches breaking a record set in 1979. and suburbs of boston and new york recorded around two feet. on long island the quickly accumulating snow trapped drivers in their cars overnight. and some parts of the long island expressway are still closed. but new york city mayor michael bloomberg says his city was spared. >> we've gotten through this. it looks like we've dodged a bullet. >> reporter: relief may be temporary. forecasters say another storm is headed this way later this week. today some planes will start taking off and landing at boston's logan airport. and amtrak will resume limited service in parts of the northeast. for sunday morning, i'm terre